Crap Towns / Eccles / Weather
How often does it rain in Eccles?
It rains in Eccles on 154 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 21% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 205th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 911 mm a year, 19% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,407 hours of sunshine a year, 8% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 188th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 154 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 911 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,407 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Little Hulton | 6.1 km | 169 |
| Walkden | 4.5 km | 163 |
| Worsley | 2.5 km | 161 |
| Swinton | 2.9 km | 160 |
| Clifton | 4.7 km | 160 |
| Salford | 5.2 km | 157 |
| Eccles | – | 154 |
| Irlam | 5.7 km | 153 |
| Old Trafford | 4.0 km | 153 |
| Stretford | 5.2 km | 152 |
| Urmston | 3.7 km | 148 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |